House lawmaker urges Congress to sue Trump to block Washington arch

National House lawmaker urges Congress to sue Trump to block Washington arch FILE PHOTO: A model of U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch, on the final day of The Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 10, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo Reuters WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. House Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to file suit in behalf of Congress to block the Trump administration from starting work on a triumphal arch in Washington. "Congress has neither appropriated funding nor granted authority for this project," wrote Representative Chellie Pingree, the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees funding for national parks. "The administration is building it anyway, betting this body will do nothing to stop it. I am asking you to take all necessary steps to file suit immediately, while there is still ground left to save." (Reporting by David ShepardsonEditing by Nick Zieminski) Vehicles drive past Memorial Circle, the proposed site for U.S. President Donald Trump's "Triumphal Arch", in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Tierney L. Cross TIERNEY L CROSS Reuters Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect. This story was originally published September 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM.